A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... manner in which she led the feebler intellect , but obstinate nature of the king , is thus ex plained by Walpole . She always affected much ignorance of state- affairs , and spoke of herself as quite unfit to aid her consort in the ...
... manner in which she led the feebler intellect , but obstinate nature of the king , is thus ex plained by Walpole . She always affected much ignorance of state- affairs , and spoke of herself as quite unfit to aid her consort in the ...
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... manner decent . When any thing disagreeable passes in the closet , when any of his ministers happen to displease him , it cannot long remain a secret ; for his countenance can never dissem- ble but to those servants who attend his ...
... manner decent . When any thing disagreeable passes in the closet , when any of his ministers happen to displease him , it cannot long remain a secret ; for his countenance can never dissem- ble but to those servants who attend his ...
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... manner than at Preston , if General Huske had not acted with judgment and courage , and appeared every where . Hy seems to be sensible of his misconduct ; for , when I was with him on Saturday morning at Linlithgow , he looked most ...
... manner than at Preston , if General Huske had not acted with judgment and courage , and appeared every where . Hy seems to be sensible of his misconduct ; for , when I was with him on Saturday morning at Linlithgow , he looked most ...
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... manner of treating his immediate dependants , very unbe- coming a great prince , and a sure prognostic of what might be expected from him if ever he acquired sovereign power . Sir J. Harrington , and Colonel Goring , who suffered ...
... manner of treating his immediate dependants , very unbe- coming a great prince , and a sure prognostic of what might be expected from him if ever he acquired sovereign power . Sir J. Harrington , and Colonel Goring , who suffered ...
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... manner been forced into the war by the state of public feeling . If , however , the design of ordering out these armaments was , as has been said , merely to alarm the enemy , the object of each expedition was fully accomplished . In ...
... manner been forced into the war by the state of public feeling . If , however , the design of ordering out these armaments was , as has been said , merely to alarm the enemy , the object of each expedition was fully accomplished . In ...
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